Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-09

darina ths pas1 yea, d wee % prsseu,
- o eefs, hiRh, 30 q 10 tse 1isos6ltion
70 raise On thsss pFfeea and anffeipass
a1 TIE pfohfs - bs made faf shs nsxs
year q too. that 0bfsaz 70. Ne have
run TO largely 70 real estate. and thfnk
e aome q Our iaFRsr property holdsrs
w0uld dispose OF q portion Of then
h0idingH e reasonable ngurna and ia
Teet the pfoeeeds 10 TIE eFeotion Of
bniidinGs, bniIding up m4uafaesorias
aud impfUviug the property they Fs1ain.
q void be mnch better for the city and
for themselvsa. We mnnss eompssa With
other pisces, and 20 do this must have
ready money to advance neg ministries
and enterprises ~ they Appeal and
feel sure thaf after e0nsiaerinR thia
mattsr more casefnlly, oar property
boldsrs viii change thsiF pslisy N tbIs
reeara."
M zsHELMkE,
OF The 6rm Of Eskaiman, Llswsiiyn 4
Co, said: Property holders sAsal1
unload g portion OF theiF property, aod
gise ibe iarge nambsr Of persons SON
ING here q ohazee 20 get fooEhold. We
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eFty than We e4u Al Ths tF0u de wit1
they have had an opportunity to sell
they have advanced tbs pFioe. and thus
shnf oat Intending purehassFs. The
principal demand is for Oasinass pEsp-
ertY. We have the customers. has e4n-
not get the property. We could SSH
$4,000 worth Of property IN tnifty days
"a. -
The prOgpecta Of tie city never looked
- bright, and the growth We are nov
having IL q steady, healthy growth. Oar
psepis should adopt tue broad, libeFal
pRioeipis OF making every man uhs
comes here interested 10 soc prosperity.
growth and dsFeiopmeuf Of the city. By
letting him get f0olh0ld IN the piaos ;.
A city, like al individual. must have
substantial. healthy gs0Sth, 70 bscome
3 vigorous and strong commonwealth.
II Dr.. MsVnard and Messfs. Denny.
YealeF, BOFal and Bell bad never sold
Of any Of sheif property at saeh figures
that purchasers could see 3 psotit in
buying IL, there would be no Seattle to-
day. We dob't mean - infer thst
every property holder should sell oot all
be has here, bat We think 4 would be
better for those Who have large bold
inRs, TO give strangers who come here
20 Invest an opportunity TO do 50 at
reasonable figures. Seattle ID the nstu-
raj Distributing point 90 the SQUAD, as
well as tee natuEai railroad center. aud
a broad, liberal policy on ths part of
property holders wlIl soon place seaitss
In q position 20 defy all competitors"
FaKD Z. sAaDKR
Said: The principal trouble expert
enced at present IL tne lack OF Business
property that can be bought. Teees
have been half q dog "a mea here during
the past week who wait TO bay and
erect buildings. To relieve this scarcity
[ would suggest that Front street. be
cut through 50 South SeooRd, distance
OF 10 feet. That would thr0w open a.
avAilabls business property, 10 be at
once Improved, eight bloeks. which
woald be SUN sieut FIR some tins 10
c0gae. There 10 q strong movement for
properly 10 the northera part of tae
city. PFicts are quite arm. bat do
NOS think they viii advance much at
present. think tnis Is Q good time TO
invest, az prices will never 90 lover,
either for inside or Outside property.
There are a lot Of curbstene brokers',
who have neither oftise nor reputation.
who do muoh injury 10 the real estate
business. The dispoaition on the part
Of certain property bolaers 20 TX prios
on their property, and when customer
10 fonnd TO advance the price is q most
psrnici0us one, and conducive OF many
evil results. Nv idea is this: When
mao comes 20 this city desiring to boy
property, with the. Intention OF impE0v
ing tue - .ne, he should not be driven
asay BY high prices, but ENCOURAGED by
q saoFidce on tbe part OF propersy hold
ers II necessary. That's The way 20
bulld no a town, for every man who
makes = perm Anent improvement en-
hauoes the value Of every foot of prop
erty around him. / kaoW Of 9 eonesrn,
aud haVs knsun Of IL far some time,
that will sxpend from $4,000 20 500,
600 10 improvemcnts Il tues cas- get =
desirable location FOE their business,
without bsing forced h 90 four or fve
miles out Of town. They must have
"a or front properly. their pay roll
runs up TO $4,000 per month daring the
summer months. these are tue kind Of
people We must encourages, and our prop
eFty holders are near sighted that they
do not yes them here"
JOHN DENNY.
| OF the real state brokers ID. 7. Dsnnv
| & Son, said: I'VE are considered among
the larger h5ldeFs. We have 1000 lots
/ Of COR Own, besides the property Ne are
handling Tor others. Oar plan IN sell
iaR of our ebeap property Is 10 ascertain
II parties really desire tue properly for
the p0rposs OF improving 10. II 10, ~
always place the property within theiI
F-aoh, and advise or customers 70 dc
the same. On some Of oar property We
have made n slight aivance, as We gave
notice W would. This was done 10 rats
our property sqnAlly, and 20 conform "a
the prices Of other ildesa beyond us
We are kept busy showing property anc
locating purchasers A great many, es-
pocially 10 the Park Addition. havs
bonded 10 bnild One house has eou-
menced and plans ars drawn for tgt
mere. Within tue past month We have
sold 70 tgelve different parties, eleven
OF waom have AGREED 10 improve ths
property aud build during tue year
The demand for baiidtag lots IL REsatel
than ever before. The great destrs
seems 90 be 10 secare homes, fashel
than 10 acquire property tor speSula
ten. Every man WIN buys from us "a
time eiens q contraot 10 cleaF. fsaoe AnC
improve the property, and 10 most case
10 build. Toe movement toward ta'
north u amona q better class 81 people
and some tine residences ara promised
TIE street car line has broaRht ID
northern property prominently esfoF'
people Who formerly would net think o
going 60 far from she business ceateE
and the operations % the Seattle, LAX
shore a Il lstegn Railway Oompan.
have also tended 10 attract IN
tending purchasers 10 loak 20 th
noFth, rather thsn toward Lake Wash
inQton. ID has been our Intention. an
viii be Ia the future, 90 eneSarse
hose builders, AZ they are the class Oh
build up cities. he Seattle Batidiu
and Losn Association il hs&pina nan
20 scare homes. instead Of plying Fenl
I aud A. that organization gross its "a
: vapsaees Uill Be mOrs widely fel1 fhsl
are fewer hoases 90 Fent than a. an
: time in the past. We received . letts
from a maA In Utah tie other day. stal
inc that be usnid move With bis famil
. 20 Seattle. aud asked rs 70 scare him
: certain kind Of q house. have locke
! the town over, and have EOt been ali
. 10 and anything suitable for him.